The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1887-09-05
MASS MEETING AT KkUMAEA-
PILL,

room of Kaumakapili Church on
Saturday evening was presided over
by DR.. Tucker. As usual, Mr.. l..
Wilcox did the bulk of the talking,
/ he performing the task of putting
the English speeches into Hawaiian.
The Chairman's opening address
was a strong plea for the indepen-
dence of the Hawaiian Islands,
which he contended would be main
tanned by voting the Reform ticket.
Mr.. Henry Warehouse, candi-
date on the Reform party's ticket
for Mobiles, was the first speaker in
troduced by the Chairman. He
made an eloquent address in Ha-
waiian in defence of the national
flag and national independence,
which was received with great APP
plause.
Mr.. +. Hustace felt honored to
stand there as candidate Oh the
Representative ticket nominated by
the Convention. The platform of
that Convention was approved by
him, and If elected to the Legisla-
ture he should wolk for the benefit
of all. Being born and brought up
in the country, he naturally pos
sessed strong sympathy for the
natives, and for those reasons he
thought the natives should support
him. He certainly would not be
negligent of native interests. He
believed that all positions in the
public service which native Ha-
waiians are capable of filling should
be given to them. With regard to
the last clause Of the platform
adopted by the Convention, which
referred to the independence of the
country, the natives had been told
that it was insincere, that it was not
meant, and that the real intention
was to make a republic. This was
not true. The natives had been
misinformed. He had promised to
uphold the independence of the
country, and he would do it. With
regard to the Portuguese nationa-
lily, he was as much their repre-
sentative as the representative of
other nationalties, and he would
look after their interests.
Mr.. Hookano, speaking in Ha-
waiian, said that he believed in a
united Hawaii. Neither Kanaka,
Portuguese, nor Haole, but one
united people of various nationali-
ties, making united Hawaii, was
what he desired. He believed in
the election of legislators who would
support this idea, and establish the
country on liberal principles. And
because the men on the Reform
ticket were the men to do it, he
supported them.
Mr.. OlGson did nat stand up there
as a candidate for the legislature,
soliciting the suffrages of the peo-
pie; but as citizen to ask the sup
port of his fellow citizens to the
common cause of good government.
He had been on the islands nearly
ten years, and had given the whole
of that time to work among the Ha-
waiians. He assured his audience
that the object Of the Reform move
ment was to lift up the Hawaiian
and better the condition of all
classes. A false cry of "Hawaii for
the Hawaiians" had been raised.
Hawaii is no more for Hawaiians
exclusively than America is for
Americans in the same sense. Anne
RIGA is a land of freedom, and is
free to all. So Hawaii is for all
who identify themselves with the
country and support the govern
ment. Who are the friends of Ha-
wall? Not those who have strug-
gled for office, but those who have
worked to raise Hawaii morally,
socially and politically. Who raised
the cry just now referred to? The
representatives of the late Govern
ment, who pilted themselves against
the best interests of the country
until they were driven out of it.
Every Hawaiian loves his country,
and so do foreigners; but those who
raised the cry of "Hawaii for the
Hawaiians," were in danger of
wrecking the country and destroy
ing its independence. Foreign in
fuence has again and again sus-
tanned the independence of Hawaii.
Here the speaker outlined past his
tory, referring to the action of DR..
Judd in 1913, etc. Mr.. Oleson then
enquiied, what had the opposition
done? To which he replied, that
they had kept at the helm of State,
men who were steering and driving
it to wreck and ruin, until the for
cigner stepped in, drove them from
the wheel, and adopted measures
for the salvation of the country and
for the maintenance of its indepen-
dence. He (the speaker) stood up
there as a member and represen-
tative of that Convention which
adopted as a main plank of its plat
form "The Independence of the
Country" and as representative
of that Convention, he would say to
England, to France, to Germany, to
his own native land, America,
Glands off, To his Hawaiian
brothers he would appeal to support
the candidates of the Reform party.
He knew they were at heart with
them. and favorable to the move